There was plenty of gore involved in the recent case of a headless torso found in Shinjuku and the lower limbs in Shibuya (see News 17/12/06). The victim turned out to be Yusuke Mihashi, a 30-year-old office worker, killed in his sleep by a blow to the head with a wine bottle and then dismembered by his 32-year-old wife, Kaori. The killing and subsequent cutting up of the corpse are eerily reminiscent of the novel Out by Natsuo Kirino.